This penalty was issued by council workers after they carried out a spot check on Stewart's van

Stewart from Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, was handed a fixed penalty notice for "failure to furnish documentation (waste carriers licence)".

He was ordered to pay £300 within 14 days of the May 23 check.

The contractor said he appealed the sanction, but there was a "delay" in the council's response. He asked for clarification on the fine amount but was away when the authority responded.

Despite the threat of court he is refusing to pay the fine.

He added: "It seems a bit steep to be honest. A warning would have been more understandable.

"It just aggravated me. It should be common sense. I had no idea you needed a waste licence, you have to be polite to these people but it annoyed me."

£32m from roads raps

By Rob Pattinson

THE Labour council that fined Stewart has raked in a fortune from motorists.

Between 2014 and 2018 Waltham Forest earned £32m from fines for parking on restricted streets, entering bus lanes or stopping in a junction box.

It made £500,000 in a year from one street where, in a bid to encourage cycling, cars and vans were banned and drivers caught using it fined.

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A Waltham Forest Council spokesman said: "The waste in this case was being transported in commercial refuse bag in the trader's vehicle.

"Regardless of what the items are, if waste is being stored in a commercial refuse bag in a trader's van it is necessary that they have a valid waste carriers' licence.

"It is widely recognised as best practice for tradesmen to be licensed to avoid legal repercussions, in the event they are required to transport even small quantities of waste."

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